Casted corner and casted bottom of multi-purposes carrier or the like for offshore containers

ABSTRACT

A casted corner and bottom for a multi-purpose carrier having top, bottom, and vertical rails includes (a) a casted corner with a top face and at least three hollow faces with openings for mounting with the top and vertical rails from three directions; (b) a padeye arranged diagonally on the top face, the padeye provided with an aperture allowing the multi-purpose carrier to be craned or lifted; and (c) a casted bottom with at least three openings for mounting with the bottom and vertical rails or a transport case. The bottom face of the casted bottom is hollow with a diagonally arranged slot. The casted corner and casted bottom are mounted respectively onto the top and bottom corners of the multi-purpose carrier and/or transport case, which are securely liftable and stackable with the padeye of the casted corner inserted into the slot of the casted bottom.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to casted corner and bottom ofmulti-purpose carrier for used in offshore, and in particular, tomulti-purpose carrier with such casted corner or casted bottom, allowingthe multi-purpose carrier to be stacked and to be lifted with offshorecranes. Corner and bottom casting plays an important role in liftingmethod by substitution of structural welding to padeye for all thesquare and rectangular lifting from all kinds of multi-purpose carriers,double decker, racks or containers.

2. State of the Prior Art

The present invention is related to corner and bottom casting or castedcorner or bottom for use in multi-purpose carrier or the like. Thesecastings or casted corner and bottom play an important role as anevolution for the lifting method. No welding of padeye is needed for allsquare and rectangular lifting frame.

U.S. Pat. No. 8,590,704 relates to a container assembly, with at leastone stackable container which has a first engaging structure on its topand a second engaging structure on its underside, wherein the twoengaging structures are matched to one another in such a way that, whentwo containers are resting on top of one another, the first engagingstructure of the lower container lying on top, and the second engagingstructure of the upper container lying below, engage in one another insuch a way that the two containers are on the one hand secured againstshifting relative to one another at right-angles to the stackingdirection and on the other hand, due to rear-engaging elements of theengaging structures engaging from behind at right-angles to the stackingdirection, there exists between the containers a locking which preventslifting of the upper container from the lower container at least incertain areas.

US Patent Application Publication No. US 20140224809 discloses astructural component having an internal support structure extendingbetween outer wall portions of the component with one or morecompartments included within the support structure. The supportstructure has support members including internal walls positionedbetween and/or defined by the compartments. At least one support memberconnects between the outer wall portions of the component to enhance thestructural integrity of the component. The structural component,including the internal support, are cast from a molten material, and insome cases the support members of the internal support structure areformed with a rectilinear configuration.

All square and rectangular lifting frame or multi-purpose carrier whichfabricated by square hollow section and being used at the onshorefacility area has previously been done by hoisting at the four corner ofthe padeye, which welded at the top of each of the corner post. Due tothe padeye is being welded on top of the corner post, and hence, theframe is mainly not designed for stacking. This is a drawback of exitingcontainers. Accordingly it is an object of the present invention tomitigate the drawbacks.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a castedcorner and bottom of multi-purpose carrier or the like for offshorecontainers. The present invention is to facilitate the fabrication ofany square and rectangular lifting frame, padeye will be no longer needto be welded on the top of the corner post, a corner casting which actas a padeye and a joint, where the top end rail, side rail and cornerpost will be inserted into the corner casting and welding to be done atthe edge of the casing. Similarly, the bottom casting is the same asthat of the casted corner, wherein the bottom end rail, the side railand the corner post is to be inserted into the bottom casting forwelding, and the bottom of the bottom casting are designed with a roomwhich allows the padeye to be fitted in. As a result, with the cornercasting and bottom casting, the lifting frame would be able to stack upwith safely and more efficiently in order to minimize the occupiedspace.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a casted corner andbottom of multi-purpose carrier such that the multi-purpose carrier orthe like with casted corner and bottom with sufficient rigidity andstrength to permit vertical stacking, while also facilitating easyremoval of the multi-purpose carrier from a vertical stack.

A main object of the present invention is to provide a casted corner andbottom for multi-purpose carrier having a plurality of top side railsand bottom side rails, and a plurality of vertical rails for use inoffshore, comprising (a) a casted corner substantially a cuboid elementwith a top face, and having at least three hollow faces with opening forthe mounting with the top side rails and with the vertical rail of themulti-purpose carrier from three directions; (b) a padeye being formedby casting on the top face of the cuboid element which is arrangeddiagonally on the cuboid element, wherein the padeye is provided with acircular aperture or the like thereon, allowing the multi-purposecarrier or/be craned or lifted therefrom; (c) a casted bottomsubstantially square tubular shape with at least three square openingsfor the mounting with the bottom side rails and the vertical rail of themulti-purpose carrier or the transport case, and the bottom face of thecasted bottom being substantially hollow with a diagonally arrangedslot; thereby the casted corner is mounted onto the top corner of themulti-purpose carrier and/or transport case, and the casted bottom ismounted onto the bottom corner of the multi-purpose carrier and/ortransport case, the multi-purpose carrier or the transport case mountedwith the casted corner is securedly lifted and is used in offshore, andthe multi-purpose carrier and or transport case are stackable such thatthe padeyes of the corner is inserted into the slot on the castedbottom.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a castedcorner and bottom for multi-purpose carrier for use in offshore, whereinthe hollow faces are inserted by two top side and a vertical post whichmade up a supporting frame of a multi-purpose carrier or a transportcase.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a castedcorner and bottom for multi-purpose carrier for use in offshore, whereinthe top side rails and the vertical post are welded to the castedcorner.

Yet a further object of the present invention is to provide a castedcorner and bottom for multi-purpose carrier for use in offshore, whereinthe padeye on the corner is formed by casting and formed as a unit withthe corner.

Still a further object of the present invention is to provide a castedcorner and bottom for multi-purpose carrier for use in offshore, whereinthe padeye is a narrow erected element on the corner formed by casting.

Yet a further object of the present invention is to provide a castedcorner and bottom for multi-purpose carrier for use in offshore, whereinthe hollow faces of the casted bottom are inserted by two bottom siderails and the vertical post which made up a supporting frame of amulti-purpose carrier or a transport case.

Another further object of the present invention is to provide a castedcorner and bottom for multi-purpose carrier for use in offshore, whereinthe side rails and the vertical post are welded to the casted bottom.

Still a further object of the present invention is to provide a castedcorner and bottom for multi-purpose carrier for use in offshore, whereinthe bottom of the casted bottom is provided with a slot.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a casted cornerand bottom for multi-purpose carrier for use in offshore, wherein theslot is adaptable to the insertion of the padeye mounted on anothermulti-purpose carrier or transport case.

An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-purpose carrierand/or container mounted with a casted corner and bottom.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Other features and objects of the invention will become apparent in thefollowing description, claims and drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a casted corner and bottom mounted to adouble decker in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 1A shows a preferred embodiment of a casted corner and bottom ofthe present invention;

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the double decker constructed according tothe principles of this invention;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the casted corner in accordance with apreferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 shows the relationship of the casted corner and the end rail,side rail, and the corner post in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 5 shows the relationship within the casted bottom and the bottomend rail, side rail and the corner post in accordance with the presentinvention;

FIG. 6 shows the perspective view of double decker being stacked up inaccordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As indicated above and referring to FIGS. 1 and 3, the present inventionrelates to a casted corner 20 and casted bottom 60 for multi-purposecarrier 100 having a plurality of top side rails 12 and bottom siderails 19 and end rails 14, and a plurality of vertical corner posts 16for use in off shore which comprises (a) a casted corner 20substantially a cuboid element with a top face, and having at leastthree hollow faces with opening for the mounting with the top side rails12, the end rails 14 and with the vertical corner posts 16 of themulti-purpose carrier 100 on transport case from three directions; (b) apadeye 42 being formed by casting which is arranged diagonally on thecasted corner 20, wherein the padeye 42 is provided with a circularaperture 44 or the like thereon, allowing the multi-purpose carrier 100be craned or lifted therefrom; (c) a casted bottom 60 substantiallysquare tubular shape with at least three square openings for themounting with the bottom side rails 19, the bottom end rails 18 and thevertical post 16 of the multi-purpose carrier 100, and the bottom faceof the casted bottom 60 being substantially hollow with a diagonallyarranged slot; thereby the casted corner 20 is mounted onto the topcorner of the multi-purpose carrier 100, and the casted bottom 60 ismounted onto the bottom corner of the multi-purpose carrier 100, themulti-purpose carrier 100 mounted with the casted corner 20 is securedlylifted and is used in offshore, and the multi-purpose carrier 100 arestackable such that the padeyes 42 of the casted corner 20 is insertedinto the slot on the casted bottom 60.

Referring to FIG. 1A, there is shown a preferred embodiment of a castedcorner 20 and a casted bottom 60 used in a multi-purpose carrier ordouble decker 200, which comprises two levels of multi-purpose carrier100, and four sides defining an interior, and an open top section, and aplurality of door openings for each level of the decker 200. In thepresent preferred embodiment, the double decker 200 is storage case forIBC waste or drum waste. Both the top and bottom multi-purpose carrier100 have a frame or skeleton 222 including four bottom frame member 333,three top frame members 400, and at least four side corner post 16connecting both level of the top frame 400 and the frame bottom 333member. As shown, the frame members 222 are square hollow section. Theframe or skeleton 222 creates an open square box like structure for boththe top frame and bottom frame. Each of the multi-purpose carrier 100has an interior floor portion 66, which can be a solid panel floor. Asshown in FIG. 1A, the floor 66 is an insert of sheet steel that attachesto the floor frame members 222. The bottom multi-purpose carrier framealso includes of L plate floor joists 70 that surrounded the bottom ofthe double decker 200. The frame 400 also includes fork lift channels 80positioned on the underside of four sides of the floor portion toprovide a means to lift the frame 222 with fork lift (see FIG.1A). Bothtop and bottom multi-purpose carrier is “closed” with steel plate 90 atthe three sides, and the front side of the multi-purpose carrier 100 isdesigned with a door opening structure 10A with a steel cover plate ofat each level of the multi-purpose carrier 100.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the four side of the corner post 16 terminate atthe top the multi-purpose carrier 100 in corner casting point 111, 111Aand 111B, the casted corner which act as a padeye, where it's allowedthe entire double decker 200 to be lifted and moved as a unit. As shown,each padeye is an eyelet angled to face the center of the double deckerto ensure proper distribution of loads during lifting operation.

As shown in FIG. 1, the casted corner 20 is designed with a padeye a 42having a centre aperture 44, and is provided at the top of the castedcorner 20. The body of the casted corner 20 is with three ways of asquare opening, where the casted corner 20 is allowed the side rails 12to be insert from the side and the corner post 16 from the bottom (seeFIG. 4) and welding to be done respectively at the opening of thecasting surrounded the square hollow section.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the casted bottom 60 in accordance withthe present invention. As shown in FIG. 5 the casted bottom 60 isdesigned with three ways of a square opening, which allows the floorframe member 30 to be inserted from the side and the corner post 16 fromthe top and welding to be done respectively at the opening of the castedbottom 60 surrounded the square hollow section. In accordance with thepresent invention, the preferred embodiment applies to the four bottomcorners of a double decker 200 which creates a bottom square structureflooring. The bottom of the casted bottom 60 is designed with a pyramidshape of room which allows the padeye 42 to be fitted in, hence, thedouble decker 200 is able to stack up onto each others. As shown in FIG.6, there is shown the casted bottom seated right on top of the cornercasting 11 with a padeye 42 fitted into the slot inside the castedbottom.

In accordance with the present invention, the hollow openings of thecasted corner 20 are inserted by two top side rails 12 and the verticalcorner post 16 which made up a supporting frame of a multi-purposecarrier or a transport case, and the top side rails 12 and the post 16are welded or by other means to the casted corner 20. As for the padeye42, it is formed on the top face of the casted corner 20 and beingformed as a unit. The padeye 42 is a narrow erected element on thecorner formed by casting.

As indicated by the preferred embodiment, the hollow openings of thecasted bottom 60 are similarly inserted by two bottom side rails 19 andthe vertical corner post 16 which made up a supporting frame of amulti-purpose carrier or a transport case. The side rails 19 and thevertical corner post 16 are welded to the casted bottom.

The underneath of the casted bottom 60 of the multi-purpose carrier isprovided with a slot 80, wherein the slot 80 is adaptable to theinsertion of the padeye 42. The casted corner 20 and bottom 60 can bemounted onto all the corners of a container, allowing it to be hoistedby crane or the like.

In operation, the multi-purpose carrier 100 or the container mountedwith the casted corner 20 or bottom 60 is lifted by crane used inoffshores. The multi-purpose carrier can be stacked onto each other andthus space is saved for containers or the like with the casted corner orbottom.

By the present invention, as described above, the multi-purpose carrieror the transport cases are stackable onto each other and can preventtipping or lateral movement when vertically stacked. The padeye 42 atthe four corner of the multi-purpose carrier or transport cases beinginserted into the slots 80 of another multi-purpose carrier or transportcases could allow the stacking thereof being stable, and will not haveside way movements.

In the foregoing, the invention has been described in reference tospecific exemplary embodiments. It will be evident, however, thatvariations and modifications, as well as the substitution of equivalentconstructions and arrangements for those shown, may be made withoutdeparting from the broader scope and spirit of the invention as setforth in the appended claims. The specifications and drawings areaccordingly to be regarded in an illustrative rather than restrictivesense.

1. A casted corner and bottom for multi-purpose carrier having aplurality of top side rails and bottom side rails, and a plurality ofvertical rails for use in off shore which comprises (a) a casted cornersubstantially a cuboid element with a top face, and having at leastthree hollow faces with opening for the mounting with the top side railsand with the vertical rail of the multi-purpose carrier from threedirections; (b) a padeye being formed by casting on the top face of thecuboid element which is arranged diagonally on the cuboid element,wherein the padeye is provided with a circular aperture or the likethereon, allowing the multi-purpose carrier or/be craned or liftedtherefrom; (c) a casted bottom substantially square tubular shape withat least three square openings for the mounting with the bottom siderails and the vertical rail of the multi-purpose carrier or thetransport case, and the bottom face of the casted bottom beingsubstantially hollow with a diagonally arranged slot; thereby the castedcorner is mounted onto the top corner of the multi-purpose carrierand/or transport case, and the casted bottom is mounted onto the bottomcorner of the multi-purpose carrier and/or transport case, themulti-purpose carrier or the transport case mounted with the castedcorner is securedly lifted and is used in offshore, and themulti-purpose carrier and or transport case are stackable such that thepadeyes of the corner is inserted into the slot on the casted bottom. 2.The casted corner and bottom for multi-purpose carrier for use in offshore as set forth in claim 1, wherein the hollow faces are inserted bytwo top side rails and a vertical post which made up a supporting frameof a multi-purpose carrier or a transport case.
 3. The casted corner andbottom for multi-purpose carrier for use in offshore as set forth inclaim 2, wherein the top side rails and the vertical post are welded tothe casted corner.
 4. The casted corner and bottom for multi-purposecarrier for use in offshore as set forth in claim 1, wherein the padeyeon the corner is formed by casting and formed as a unit with the corner.5. The casted corner and bottom for multi-purpose carrier for use inoffshore as set forth in claim 1, wherein the padeye is a narrow erectedelement on the corner formed by casting.
 6. The casted corner and bottomfor multi-purpose carrier for use in offshore as set forth in claim 1,wherein the hollow faces of the casted bottom are inserted by two bottomside rails and the vertical post which made up a supporting frame of amulti-purpose carrier or a transport case.
 7. The casted corner andbottom for multi-purpose carrier for use in off shore as set forth inclaim 6, wherein the side rails and the vertical post are welded to thecasted bottom.
 8. The casted corner and bottom for multi-purpose carrierfor use in offshore as set forth in claim 6, wherein the bottom of thecasted bottom is provided with a slot.
 9. The casted corner and bottomfor multi-purpose carrier for use in offshore as set forth in claim 7,wherein the slot is adaptable to the insertion of the padeye mounted onanother multi-purpose carrier or transport case.
 10. A multi-purposecarrier and/or container mounted with a casted corner and bottom setforth in claim 1.